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Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe November 22nd 2011

So we're sitting here, wearing our cotton yukata robes, in our rice paper-walled, tatami mat-floored room, having just eaten a 6 course traditional Japanese dinner and bathed in hot springs with water famed across Japanese for its healing mineral properties and things are generally Pretty. Awesome. Rewind! We forgot to tell you, when we got back to our room in Kyoto there was a letter stuck to our door from the owner, addressed 'Dear Tess-san and Aisha-san'. That morning, we'd let the front desk know there was a minor issue with our room (but no biggie). The letter was hugely apologetic for all inconvenience caused (? not really?) and please accept our gift of a bottle of plum wine. How nice is that! Anyway, this morning we checked out, happened across a rully good boulangerie (we're ... read more
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Bridge over River Kawaii
Autumn in Arima Onsen

Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe July 4th 2011

My journey started back to the main island again with a short jaunt on the ferry and then a train to Okayama in ridiculous heat. This did mean on reaching Okayama I was completely floored and didn't feel like doing anything at all. I felt quite miserable as I was only there for one night and felt like I should be making the most of every second but the thought of dragging a heavy bag around for hours was just soul destroying so I found a cafe and got a nice cold drink and some lunch.. One quick stop over and onto Kobe which is a very vibrant and quite attractive city overlooking the sea. There a quite a few fun and interesting sights in Kobe the first being Chinatown which was a bit crazy given ... read more
Eating ice on a hot day
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Tanabata wishes

Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe December 14th 2009

5:46AM. Jan 17th, 1995 7.2 Richter scale earthquake. Kobe's annual Luminarie is a memorial to the loss suffered in the Kobe Earthquake. The festival runs every year in December for about 12 days. Pictures taken on Dec 14th, 2009. Text written Jan 17th, 2010. As natural disasters continue to hit us, our prayers go to those who were affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Namaste ... read more
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Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe September 19th 2009

After being folded up on airplanes for 23 hours, we enjoyed a nice walk with Ted and Nobu in the neighborhood where we visited a local noodle shop for dinner. It was wonderful. We were even able to walk after sitting on little pillows at a table not more than 12 inches from the floor! Today we went to Kobe to visit Ted's Kappore Dancing group - what a beautiful and graceful artform. They will be performing October 8 at Bunraku Stage in Nipponbashi. Ted is the first westerner to perform Kappore with this group! After the dancing lesson, we had lunch with the ladies! Wow. Octopus, Sake, Beer. . . again we survived to enjoy another adventure! Tonight a visit with the Shakudo family and an opportunity to meet the new baby! Can't wait to ... read more
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Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe September 5th 2009

He poked a tube down my nose and throat. The screen in front of me displayed some moving respiratory system images. Realizing those were from my own body, and with the itchy feeling caused by the tube, I refrained myself from sneezing or puking in front of the doctor, nurses, and my JTE. I felt sick on Wednesday, and had completely lost my voice on the second day. So here I was in a clinic in Japan doing endoscopy. "See? Your nasal cavity is intact, but your vocal cord is very red. Try to say 'yeah'", the doctor said. So I tried, the two flaps of my vocal folds vibrated, but refused to close. Air leaking through. I could hardly make a sound. I went home that day with a pile of medicine and the helplessness ... read more
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Kobe shrine -- Sanomiya

Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe May 21st 2009

Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe May 3rd 2009

Who would've thought that getting on a boat to go explore Phang Nga, Thailand a year ago would help me score tickets to a sellout baseball game in Japan? Well, it did. On that trip I befriended a Japanese family, one of whom went to fair lengths to get hold of a couple of tickets to a Hanshin Tigers v Yomiuri Giants game at Koshien Stadium (the Tigers home ground) during the Golden Week holidays. (A side note: the origin of many of the larger department stores in Japan lies with the railway companies. Department stores were built alongside major stations, and given the name of said railway company.) Aside from securing a ticket in the first place, the Hanshin Tigers experience begins well before reaching Koshien. Walk through the Hanshin department store in Osaka (where ... read more
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Tigers fans
Tigers fans

Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe April 1st 2009

Valoszinuleg tudat alatt bennem volt egy ideje, hogy el kene latogatnom Japanba, de eloszor akkor jott a felszinre, amikor 2007 oktobereben elutasitottak az amerikai vizumkerelmemet, es arra gondoltam, hogy akkor elmegyek oda, ahova nem kell vizum. Ekkor ugrott be Japan, aminek az epiteszete, kulturaja, termeszeti szepsegei - es termeszetesen a konyhaja - erdekeltek mar egy ideje. Mivel jol alakultak a dolgaim, 2008 szeptembereben igen kedvezo aron megvettem a repjegyet, es elhataroztam, hogy jol felkeszulok: megnezem, mit latogassak meg, hogyan jussak el oda, tanulok japanul is, mert azt mar sokszor tapasztaltam, hogy a helyiek orulnek, ha valaki a nyelvukon szol hozzajuk. Olyan gyorsan eltelt az a 6 honap a jegyvasarlastol az indulasig, hogy vegul persze nem sikerult mindennek utananeznem, es a japan tudasom is igen picire sikerult :) De lefoglaltam a hotelszobakat, megneztem a n... read more
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Kobe, az obolnel
Kobe, a torony es a konferencia-kozpont

Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe February 28th 2009

I apologize for the delay in this blog entry : 0 2/6/2009 So me and my friends Ukyun (Korean), Jennie (American), and Katsutoshi (Japanese) headed to Kobe in search of a new pillow for my bed...haha...well that was the primary reason I wanted to go to Ikea in Kobe and I also wanted to remind my self of the Ikea in Atlanta in which I use to frequent. We ended up taking the Hankyu line instead of the famous and expensive JR line. The trip there and back was around 1200 Yen converts to about $12.80. The train ride was smooth and we made it to the station without getting lost. There was free shuttle bus to Ikea waiting there just for us....and all the other people going to Ikea...haha...so we hoped on and took the ... read more
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Boarding the Ikea bus
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Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe October 21st 2008

Our last day in Japan. It was a good day! We headed out early to go back to Kyoto. At first it was a bit of a buzzkill to have to go back to the city we thought we finished yesterday, but it turned out to be one of the nicest days of the vacation for me. Once we got there, Nick headed off to the Kiyamizu temple (to buy something for Megumi) while Mike and I ventured out to visit the golden pavilion (Kinkaku-ji). We all started by buying a $5 all day pass for the bus. I'm actually starting to be able to get around a little bit on my own (when Mike and Nick are otherwise engaged and I actually try to do something on my own). The girl behind the bus info ... read more
The Golden Pavilion
The Golden Pavilion
The Golden Pavilion




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